CF4 plasma surface modification of asymmetric hydrophilic polyethersulfone membranes for direct contact membrane distillation

By Xing Wei, Baolong Zhao, Xuemei Li, Zhou Wang, Benqiao He, T. He, B. Jiang. 2012

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Modification of polyethersulfone membranes – A review of methods (2013, methodology): “To sum up, thanks to the chemical bonds between the modifying components and PES matrix, the chemical modification may provide a more satisfactory long-term stability during application, which is very important to the practice of the modified PES membranes in the biomedical field [313].”
Water desalination using graphene-enhanced electrospun nanofiber membrane via air gap membrane distillation (2016, background): “Superhydrophobic membranes are being sought out as an appropriate membrane for MD [20-23].”
Membranes with Great Hydrophobicity: A Review on Preparation and Characterization (2015, methodology): “A pretreatment of membrane using argon plasma is encouraged to ensure the membrane sample is free from dust particles and to avoid adsorption or polymerization of contaminants (166).”
CF4 plasma-modified superhydrophobic PVDF membranes for direct contact membrane distillation (2014, methodology): “The plasma surface treatment process of PVDF membranes is similar to our previous reports [22] and the surface modification effect was first monitored by water contact angle measurements.”